House Speaker Paul Ryan on Sunday insisted repeatedly the purpose of Republican-led tax reform was to help boost the middle class, as both Republicans and Democrats sent representatives to the Sunday shows to debate tax reform now that the White House has made it its top priority.

“The entire purpose of this is to lower middle class taxes, so yes, people are going to get tax cuts,” Ryan said to CBS host John Dickerson on “Face the Nation.”

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